"Scruffy, use Retaliate," Shouted a young trainer, her brown hair tied up in a high ponytail. The large Stoutland growled, attacking the menacing Zoroark with enough force to knock an ordinary enemy out with one hit. The young trainer smirked, his green eyes twinkling with pride in his partner.

"Really Touko, have you been ignoring your friends," He asked before pointing directly at her Stoutland, "Zoroark, defend our truth with your Focus Blast!"

Zoroark bared his teeth, unleashing an astonishing amount of energy towards Scruffy. The Stoutland was hit directly in the chest, flying backwards a few feet before slamming onto the ground unconscious.

Touko grit her teeth, pulling out her Pokeball. "Scruffy, return!" She said, a red light shooting out of the ball and engulfing the Pokemon. It immediately disappeared from sight back into the Pokeball, shrinking to a miniscule size. She placed the ball back on her hip, immediately pulling another out of her belt.

"Go get 'em Pumba," She shouted, tossing the ball into the air. It opened, releasing an enormous Emboar, the ground shaking as it landed. It gave a large snort, pounding its two hooves together in an intimidating manner. Zoroark growled at him, shackles rising in order to make it look bigger.

"Using type advantages now," He asked, arms crossed over his chest, "If you really had a strong bond, you could beat me with a Munna right now."

"Sorry to disappoint N, but I left my Munna at home. Now Pumba, use Arm Thrust!" Touko shouted. Pumba charged at Zoroark, moving extremely quickly for a Pokemon of its size. Zoroark was taken by surprise by this burst of speed; Pumba took the chance and began to pound it with its muscular arms with every ounce of power it held. Zoroark howled in pain, stumbling backwards before falling flat on its back, unconscious before it even hit the ground.

"Alright Pumba," Touko shouted, her fist pumping into the air in victory. N pulled out a Pokeball, returning Zoroark back to its home by his side.

"You fought valiantly Zoroark; I could never ask of more from you," He said, placing the ball gently back to his side. He pulled out another, his eyes turning upwards to watch Touko in her joy. He chuckled slightly, finding amusement in her victory antics.

"I don't see why you're celebrating already," He said, the ball growing large in his hand, "After all; you've yet to defeat my ultimate ally."

Touko halted in her actions, turning to look at him with determination in her eyes. "I could say the same for you too N." She said, returning Pumba to its Pokeball before pulling another one out. N smirked, tossing the ball slightly in his hand.

"Well then, let's settle it."

Touko grasped the brim of her cap, pulling it up slightly so as to keep her vision clear. "Fine by me!"

"I call on your strength, Reshiram," N shouted, throwing the ball into the air. The ball burst open, releasing a massive Pokemon of the brightest white; it roared with enough authority to intimidate even the bravest of trainers. Touko wasn't scared at all; she instead welcomed the challenge with open arms, tossing her own Pokeball into the air.

"Let's go Zekrom," She called, causing the ball to release a menacing black dragon the same size and power of Reshiram. Zekrom glared at Reshiram, releasing its own powerful battle call, answering Reshiram's challenge. As both dragons stared each other down and as both masters of the legends began to make their moves, the world suddenly went pitch-black before fading into a bleak, gray landscape.


"You have got to be kidding me!" Touko shouted, throwing her DS down onto the ground in frustration. N sighed, closing his own DS silently as he watched her throw a tantrum.

"I told you to attach your charger when it went red," He said, pocketing his DS. Touko turned on him, her cheeks puffed out in anger.

"I thought I would've won the stupid battle by then," She growled, her arms crossed over her chest as she turned away from him, "Why are you so strong?"

"Let's see…I've been playing longer than you, my brain is more developed than yours due to me being older, I have a talent for strategic battling, Pokemon battling is nothing more than formulas and calculations; both of which I'm good at, and well…That's about it." He said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Yeah, but my Pokemon are at levels that most of the world only dreams of getting to," She argued, staring at him from the corners of her eyes. He rolled his eyes, leaning back on her bed, his arms crossed behind his head.

"Even if you are not the mightiest of swords, you can still defeat your opponents with knowledge of their weaknesses," He said, staring up at her pink ceiling. Touko turned around, resting her head on her arms as she stared at him from the side of the bed.

"How come you make me calm when I'm mad," She mumbled, fiddling with her bedspread. N turned his head to look at her, a smile on his face.

"Because we're opposites of the same spectrum, either complimenting and calming each other or driving the other mad."

"Driving each other mad…You mean like that time everyone found out your name was really Nathaniel," She asked, blue eyes full of innocent inquiry. N frowned, grimacing inwardly as he remembered that time in their history.

"I thought it was agreed that we'd never mention it again."

"You're still mad about that," She asked, voice full of surprise. When she received no answer, she hopped onto the bed, causing his body to bounce slightly from the force. "Come on N that was like two years ago!"

"And to this day, Bianca still slips and calls me by my real name in public."

Touko looked down, fiddling with her fingers. "Not her fault she can be a little…forgetful at times." She mumbled, looking down at the bed shyly. He sat up, smiling as he watched the contrite expression on her face.

"Of course, there have been many more times that I consider compliments than madness," He said, leaning back on his hands. Touko looked up, a slightly confused look on her face.

"Really? 'Cuz I can only count a couple times…" She said, trailing off as she stared up at the ceiling, racking her brain for any times she could be missing. He chuckled at her obliviousness, amused by her actions.

"Why don't you name all the times you remember, and I'll just fill you in?" N suggested, watching her reaction. She nodded, immediately beginning to count the times off on her fingers.

"Well, there was the time when I first met you; then there was the time we went to the amusement park together; and then finally when you were trying to decide what you were going to do with your life." She said, coming to a third finger. "See, I've only got three! Now what have you got?"

"Let's see…I count all of the times we spend together, doing whatever it is that catches our attention at the moment," He stated, smiling directly at her. Touko blushed profusely, her hands resting in her lap as her thumbs twiddled together.

"Y-You mean all those insignificant, little things…Like today," She asked, looking up into his eyes. He leaned closer, his nose gently rubbing against hers in a sign of affection.

"No time spent with you can be considered insignificant," He whispered, his fingers gently grasping her chin. Her heart stopped beating for what seemed an eternity; her breath caught in her throat as they moved slowly closer as if they were trapped in slow motion.

A boy the same age as Touko with the same brown hair color poked his head in, phone in one hand and the other covering the receiver. "Am I interrupting something?" He asked loudly, causing the two to jump apart. Touko turned towards the door angrily, a bright red blush on her face as anger burned in her eyes.

"Just tell me what you want Touya," She shouted, hands clenched into fists. Touya smirked, noticing the light blush on N's face as well.

"Concordia is on the phone, and she says to, quote, 'Tell Nathanial Harmonia to get his hippie hair butt back home before she and Anthea run out of ways to distract Ghetsis'," Touya said, relaying the message to them. N's face immediately returned to its normal color as he looked down at his watch, silently cursing as he saw the time.

"It's really that late already," He murmured, jumping off the bed and rushing towards the window. Touko followed him, opening her window to allow him to a quicker escape. Touya nodded, listening to Concordia's voice on the other end.

"Yeah, I'll tell him," He replied before covering the receiver with his hand again, "She says that you would've been dead a long time ago if Anthea hadn't decided to showcase her newest musical creation."

"I'll have to repay her sometime in the near future…" He muttered, already standing on the windowsill, "Tell Concordia I'll be back in five minutes, ten at the latest."

Touya nodded, heading out the door with the phone in hand. "Yeah, Concordia? He says he'll be…"

Touko sighed, looking up at N from his perch on the window. "Why is your dad so strict with you?"

N shrugged. "He wants me to do great things Touko; unfortunately, fun and love aren't really on the agenda towards being a great man."

"Well…Well they should be," She shouted, stomping her foot on the floor, "You should be allowed to do whatever you want, whenever you want, and however you want!"

He smiled, leaning down to her level to steal a quick kiss on her lips. "Your passionate opinions are just one of your many endearing qualities Touko," He murmured, causing butterflies to erupt in her stomach as a blush spread across her face, "I'll be back when I can." He said, and before she knew it he was gone.

Touko sighed, resting a hand over her heart as she stood by the window, watching N sprint towards his house. She smiled as he turned around and gave a small wave before turning back around and running quickly. She closed her window, her hand resting against the glass as she stared out at the sky.

"Why is this so hard," She whispered, hand slowly sliding down the windowpane.

"Touko and N, sittin' in a tree," Came Touya's sing-song voice from the doorway, "K-I-S-S-I-N-Whoa!" He shouted, shutting the door as a shoe came flying in his direction. "Mom said no throwing things in the house!"

"Yeah well, mom said no teasing or obnoxious behavior too," She countered, walking over to her bed. She spread herself across it, searching for her charger on the floor. She immediately found it, plugging it into the wall and plugging her own DS into it as well. She smiled at the machine; it was one of the few ways that, when time allowed, they could still be together without being physically near each other.

After all, they were heroes; they make the impossible possible and fight for their beliefs.


A/N: So due to my obsession with Pokemon White and FerrisWheelShipping, along with a prompt of my sister about being a nerd, this little ficlet was born. I hope you enjoyed, because I enjoyed writing it. Leave a review, and you get an N plushie! Until next time, JAA MATA!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. This actually upsets me more than you think.